The End of the Night (14)

Liang Ran was handcuffed and taken to the interrogation room of the provincial department. Soon the DNA of the shells and nails was tested and it matched the DNA of Du Lianxi, Yin Mo, Tan Xiaoshuang, Zhao Yuting and Xu Yizhou. Faced with the ironclad evidence, Liang Ran had no choice but to surrender to the law.

Liang Yunfeng and Zhao Leiting presided over the interrogation, and two criminal police officers, one male and one female, also participated.

In fact, Liang Yunfeng had not presided over a trial in person for many years, but this trial was extremely important to him.

He said straight to the point: "Liang Ran, the evidence is conclusive. Regarding your father Liang Chenghao's four red paint serial murders, you yourself committed five red makeup serial murders, and the cause of death of Officer Lu He and Officer Shen Xiangming, please tell the truth!"

Liang Ran was not wearing sunglasses. From her face shape, one could indeed see the charm of her youth, but she had indeed aged, with deep brows and eyes, and mean eyes, which seemed to reflect her true nature of being scheming and repeatedly committing cruel cases over the years.

A strange smile appeared on her lips, and she said slowly: "I can tell you. Let me think about where to start. How about starting from the day Lu He died."

She still wanted to show a touch of elegance. In fact, at this moment, she was like an ugly devil. Zhao Lei Ting had heard of Liang Ran's name. Because of her father's influence and some articles with unique viewpoints, she was also well-known in the political and legal circles of the province, and even made friends with many powerful people. If she was the umbrella of the Seattle Club, it was entirely possible.

It was such a vicious woman who killed his sister Yu Ting, a hatred he carried all his life. Both his parents passed away with regrets. Even when he caught the murderer in his old age, he could not give an explanation to his parents.

Liang Ran did not seem to think that she had committed any crime. Her narration was gentle and calm.

It was the evening of August 13, 1994. Meng Siqi's car passed by Zangjiang Road. She was on her way to Sujiang Lighthouse to trade for ransom money to rescue her parents.

But at half past eight, the lighthouse exploded and Meng Siqi's car slowed down.

Liang Ran's assistant Qiao Shijie drove his car and hit the car. After Meng Siqi was knocked unconscious, Qiao Shijie took her to his car and drove all the way to a construction site on the bank of the Sujiang River.

In a warehouse at the construction site, Liang Ran was waiting for her early.

The warehouse had been tidied up by her in advance, without even a speck of excess sand or gravel. Liang Ran looked at her work with satisfaction, just waiting for new prey to be enjoyed.

Qiao Shijie carried the unconscious Meng Siqi and placed him on the table that had been prepared in advance.

Liang Ran said, "Shijie, you've worked hard, go out for a walk."

Going out for a walk meant letting him go outside to keep watch. Qiao Shijie was supported by Liang Chenghao and Liang Ran when he was young. Over the past twenty years, he has become Liang Ran's most obedient helper.

But this time Qiao Shijie was a little hesitant. He took out the explosives and the remote control from his bag, placed them next to Meng Siqi, and advised: "Liang Ran, we have never killed any policemen. The longer we stay here, the more disadvantageous it will be for us. Besides, Lu He has already taken action. What if they come looking for us? If you don't like her, you can just blow her to death with the explosives after we leave. Blow up everything here and make it disappear without a trace!"

"Shijie," Liang Ran said very calmly, "What are you afraid of? How can I take you out in this state?"

"I'm sorry... I'll go out first." Qiao Shijie had never opposed Liang Ran. When he was a child, he had large areas of burns on the back of his hands and arms, which looked very ugly. Liang Ran gave him a pair of boxing gloves. He remembered what Liang Ran looked like at that time. It was also from that day that he decided to follow Liang Ran for the rest of his life.

In fact, both Qiao Shijie's father and himself were taken care of by Liang Chenghao. Liang Chenghao paid for his later studies, so he must know how to be grateful.

After Qiao Shijie left the warehouse, Liang Ran slowly took off the mask on her face and stuffed it into her raincoat. She began to design her own work. Usually at this time she would concentrate fully. The mask was actually a burden. She would only wear the mask when tracking prey.

She first arranged Meng Siqi's body and limbs, making sure they were neat, then took out the lipstick, gently twisted it, and a pair of small scissors extended from the back of the lipstick.

At this time, Meng Siqi, who was lying on the table, was quiet and beautiful. Liang Ran admired her beauty, but the more beautiful something was in the world, she must destroy it with her own hands.

She was ready to use scissors to cut open everything from her neckline to her crotch, then take off her clothes and put on makeup carefully. She believed that Meng Siqi would be the most beautiful in the world in that way.

She cut the collar with precision, and soon she could enjoy the sound of fabric being torn apart. She loved the feeling so much. The feeling of teasing before killing.

Just at this moment, a figure flashed at the door. He stood there like a huge mountain. The dark shadow suddenly pressed over, and the light of the flashlight in the warehouse also dimmed.

Liang Ran thought it was Qiao Shijie, but it turned out to be Lu He. She was confused because Lu He was her real relative, or even closer than her relatives. She never thought that Lu He would find this place, which was almost the most secluded place she had chosen by the river.

She and he have known each other for more than 20 years, and Lu He is very important to him.

As Lu He slowly walked towards her, the lipstick scissors fell from her hands.

Lu He's face was filled with shock and confusion. He never expected that the murderer of the Hongzhuang serial murder case was Liang Ran.

His steps were heavy, because in front of him were the two most important women in his life, one was his beloved, and the other was someone he knew well. He would never have thought that Liang Ran would extend his evil hand to Meng Siqi.

He was shocked, and the bad images in his mind kept impacting him. He could finally explain everything that had happened over the past 20 years, why his mother died, and why Liang Chenghao took him away to raise him, because the murderer of the Red Lacquer Case was most likely Liang Chenghao.

The ideals of more than 20 years collapsed at this moment. Lu He was in great pain. The adoptive father and mentor he had always respected turned out to be the murderer who had been hiding for 24 years, and his daughter turned out to be the copycat murderer. This was unbelievable!

Lu He's eyes were red and his heart was torn. He couldn't accept all of this, and the hand holding the pistol began to tremble.

But no matter what, he is a policeman, he must bring the murderer to justice, and he must arrest Liang Ran.

"How did you find this place?" Liang Ran asked, swallowing.

When Lu He arrived at the Sujiang Lighthouse, the lighthouse had exploded, but Meng Siqi was missing. He searched everywhere and finally found the scene of the car accident. He recognized Zhao Leiting's car, but there was no one in the car. It was obvious that the car had been hit, and the driver of the car fled and took Meng Siqi away.

The front of the vehicle was hit and many small parts fell on the road. Lu He found the construction site based on these scattered parts. He was very careful all the way and when he found the warehouse, he seemed to realize that the murderer was inside, but he never thought it was Liang Ran.

"What happened to your thoughts?"

"Nothing." Liang Ran said with a hint of bitterness, "Lu He, I'm sorry, I was worried that she would wake up, so I gave her another dose of anesthetic. She is not in danger of life. Can we just pretend that this incident never happened?"

"As if nothing happened? How do you account for the brutal killings you and your father committed over the past twenty years? How do you account for the victims? How do you account for the broken families?"

Lu He was roaring, and Liang Ran seemed to be frightened by him. Perhaps in this life, the person Liang Ran cared about most was Lu He.

"Meng Siqi, Meng Siqi..." Lu He walked forward step by step with a heavy voice, trying desperately to wake her up, "Meng Siqi..."

"Don't come over here!" Liang Ran suddenly picked up the remote control of the explosives, raised it high, and his hand trembled. "If you come over here, I will blow her to death. She and I will be torn to pieces together!"

"Liang Ran, you are hopeless!"

"Throw away the gun, I say three times." Liang Ran smiled nervously, "Do you care about her so much? If you don't listen to me, she will die immediately. I will do what I say, you try it!"

Lu He's hand holding the pistol trembled, his eyes reddened, but he slowly lowered his body and put down the pistol.

"I can not come, what do you want me to do to let her go?" Lu He said sadly.

"Lu He, you never ask me why I do this? You also have responsibilities, you know? You all have responsibilities, I have no choice, I have no choice..." Liang Ran's eyes gradually became bloodshot.

"That's enough. I don't want to hear your explanation." Lu He yelled.

"I had no choice, I had no choice..." Liang Ran said heartbreakingly, "Because of you, I became like this... Didn't you always want to know how your mother died? I can tell you, I will tell you everything..."

…

Spring 1970.

Liang Ran is only six years old. Because her mother died young, she and her father Liang Chenghao have been living in an old college family building.

Liang Chenghao was an associate professor of philosophy at a college at the time. Criminal psychology was not yet popular in those years, but he studied it diligently and published several articles on the subject, which was highly sought after by the industry. This was also the reason why Liang Chenghao later assisted the police in the Red Lacquer Case and entered the Provincial University of Political Science and Law.

Six-year-old Liang Ran was a first-year student at the Hope Primary School in Jinyang City. At that time, her name was Liang Lexin, and her nickname was Lele.

Liang Ran's childhood was free and innocent, and Liang Chenghao's protection of her also allowed her to grow up happily and healthily.

During that time, in order to give his daughter more love, Liang Chenghao discussed with his daughter about finding a suitable woman to remarry. Liang Ran had been sensible since she was a child, and she also hoped that her father would find a new home.

So Liang Chenghao asked someone to help him find a new mother for his child and a new partner for himself.

Liang Chenghao is a professor at the college. He is handsome and tall. Although he has a daughter, the matchmaker is very happy to introduce him to a girl because men with Liang Chenghao's qualifications are rare.

With the help of the matchmaker, Liang Chenghao, who was 32 years old at the time, met Qiao Jingyun, who was working at the cultural station at the time. Qiao Jingyun was 27 years old and had a 5-year-old son. Liang Chenghao met Qiao Jingyun for the first time in a restaurant arranged by the matchmaker, and this time all four of them met.

Liang Chenghao was very satisfied with Qiao Jingyun because she not only had a stable job but also looked quiet and pretty. He felt that such a woman would be good to his daughter. Facts also proved that during that meeting, Qiao Jingyun treated her daughter Liang Lexin very gently, and Liang Lexin also seemed to like this new aunt.

The most important thing is that Qiao Jingyun brought her five-year-old son Lu He. When he saw him for the first time, he felt that his son had an IQ problem, probably due to exhaustion. Little Lu He was silent, had a dull expression, and was timid when meeting people. Based on his experience, little Lu He should have severe autism, which was later confirmed.

Liang Chenghao was surprised that his daughter Liang Lexin liked Xiao Luhe very much. During the meeting, Liang Lexin kept asking Xiao Luhe questions, asking him what he liked to eat and what he liked to play. She also said that she had a lot of fun toys for Luhe to play with. Although Xiao Luhe didn't say a word, Xiao Liangran was very happy.

Liang Chenghao almost made up his mind to marry Qiao Jingyun. It was not only because Qiao Jingyun herself was not bad, but more importantly, his daughter liked Xiao Luhe very much, and he felt that this was the most important thing.

The pace of blind dates around the 1970s was very slow. Neither Liang Chenghao nor Qiao Jingyun had made a clear statement, but neither of them had any intention of refusing. Liang Chenghao believed that as long as he gave it another push, he would succeed.

Liang Chenghao felt that he had to do something to move Qiao Jingyun so that she would make up her mind. Coincidentally, during this time, Qiao Jingyun's relative from her mother's side, also her cousin Qiao Wei, came to the city to look for work.

Qiao Wei is in his thirties, with half of his face burned. Because of his facial disability, he has difficulty finding a job. Qiao Wei's family has done a favor to Qiao Jingyun's family, so Qiao Jingyun also helps Qiao Wei find a job.

Liang Chenghao successfully seized the opportunity. He deliberately found Qiao Wei and introduced Qiao Wei to the logistics work of the college.

Qiao Wei was originally in charge of transportation for the production team. One year, when he was transporting with his son Qiao Shijie, they had a car accident, the car overturned, and the fuel tank caught fire. Although he and his son Qiao Shijie were rescued at the time, he suffered burns on his face, arms and body in the fire, and his son Qiao Shijie also suffered burns on the back of his right hand and right arm.

Qiao Wei was flattered when he heard that the professor offered him a job. At that time, Xiao Liang Ran also met Qiao Shijie, who was seven years old at the time. When they met for the first time, she saw that the skin on the back of Qiao Shijie's hands and forearms was charred, and she felt distressed. So soon after, Xiao Liang Ran gave Qiao Shijie a pair of boxing gloves.

This pair of gloves also changed Qiao Shijie's life. He later became obsessed with boxing because of this pair of gloves. From that day on, he vowed to follow Liang Ran for the rest of his life and to be good to Liang Ran.

After Qiao Wei's matter was settled, the relationship between Qiao Jingyun and Liang Chenghao naturally improved a lot. The only thing left for the two of them was to break through the window paper, so Liang Chenghao took the initiative to invite Qiao Jingyun to his house for a private meal on Friday at noon.

Qiao Jingyun agreed.

However, something happened at this time, completely changing their lives, including Liang Ran's life.